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OK, so VLC itself seems to be complete. Now I vaguely recall from the release notes that since Mint 18, it no longer installs certain libraries and codecs by default. We can just instruct the system to install them - if they're already installed, it'll just skip the packages safely. sudo...

You missed a "-" dpkg -l | grep -i vlc

Sorta, but I think it's been blown out of proportion: - at this time, no distro, including Ubuntu, is removing the ability to execute 32bit binaries from their kernel. - Ubuntu has decided to stop building and installing 32bit compatibility libraries as part of its main repositories (however...

OK, when you next reboot, there's a brief pause between POST completing and booting actually starting when the Grub screen momentarily flashes up. In that period, you can hit the letter "e", which will allow you to edit the command line used to boot the kernel. Scroll down (arrow keys) until...

OK, we're closer. VLC is actually installed, just, for whatever reason, not working correctly. Can I see which vlc packages you have installed already? Run dpkg -l | grep -i vlc ...and post up the output.

More questions, as I'm a little unclear as to whether you've been unable to install VLC at all, or whether you've got it installed but it fails to run. You should just be able to install VLC from Software Manager. If not, try from the command line: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-cache search...

Can you give the output of cat /proc/cmdline

cloasters: just going back to basics, please could you post the outputs of either lshw or inxi -Fx depending on what you have installed? Also, was this a completely fresh installation (as in completely bare drive) or did you leave your /home directories in place?

But... but... but... current Mint uses systemd, and systemd's the fastest thing out there, designed for speed and... and... and... never mind. Actually, that borg cube's grown a bit big, and lost its focus on boot times. Oddly, I don't think its fans have noticed yet. One other thing, if...

Um... yes. Of course. They were designed that way. The need for VPNs came about from universities and businesses wanting to join separate campuses/offices together on a common IT network, across the internet. So, it simply creates encrypted connections between a main server and a variety of...

Probably sensible - otherwise we Brits might feel compelled to change history ;)

Is that scene playable, or just watchable?

... is a question you should be asking of any VPN, regardless of who owns it and in which country its headquarters are located. If you're using someone else's VPN, chances are, it's not secret, just different.

Used to be 118, until Directory Enquiries was forcibly split off from BT, broken up and sold. Now we have half a dozen numbers... and no users, as internet search engines have eaten their lunch. At some point, we will need to find a way to pay these various service providers fair value for...

They either get a fresh OS install then sold on to secondary consumers, or scrapped. It depends on the leasing company's business model.

Well, it's not quite as bad as I've made out above. Browser fingerprinting is hard to spoof, but also not as precise as obtaining the user's consent (express or implied) by setting trackers and cookies. You can have a look at how you might be identified through this...

Before you branch out into arboreal networking, consider carefully the following problems: - logging must be carefully controlled - you must be particularly careful with root access - always keep the root password secret - firewalls tend to spread in dry weather, so you will need some other kind...

It's a waste of time worrying about that. Even if you avoid Google, your activity on the internet leaves footprints - between browser fingerprinting, IP geolocation and similar methods, advertisers and others can still identify users reasonably accurately even using a nominally secure browser...

A couple of notes: - The corporate PC market is many times greater than the enthusiast market - Many companies don't own their hardware, but lease it on an upgrade plan - Businesses find it easier to manage their hardware if it's all the same - it keeps the inventory down for spares and repairs...

Don't forget, if your electrics are up to code, you also have to replace your RCDs with a rusty nail, and disconnect your earth rod. If you live in an apartment and don't have access to your electrics, then simply wrapping your case, desk and chair with several layers of aluminium foil, taking...